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Essesteijn / Tuinen

Essesteijn / Tuinen is a neighbourhood in the Essesteijn district of Leidschendam-Voorburg, with 1,050 residents and 531 homes. 67% of homes are owner-occupied and 47% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€477,000) is 8% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 273 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 19160803 · 26 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,050residents1 January 2025
€477,000average WOZ home valueLeidschendam-Voorburg: €443,000
30%green within 500 mLeidschendam-Voorburg: 26%
273services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Essesteijn / Tuinen in Leidschendam-VoorburgPostcodes in Essesteijn / Tuinen highlighted; the rest of Leidschendam-Voorburg in grey
Map of Leidschendam-Voorburg with Essesteijn / Tuinen highlighted

Who lives here.

1,050 residents in 525 households, 2.0 people per household on average; next to the figure for Leidschendam-Voorburg.

17%
aged 0–14
8%
aged 15–24
21%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 65 and over
44%
one-person households
29%
households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Essesteijn / Tuinen is €477,000, against €443,000 in Leidschendam-Voorburg.

531homes1 January 2025
47%single-family houses53% flats and apartments
67%owner-occupied0% housing association
0%built in the last ten years2% unoccupied
990 m³gas per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 830 m³
2,110 kWhelectricity per home per yearLeidschendam-Voorburg: 2,280 kWh
1%homes off the gas gridLeidschendam-Voorburg: 4%
24%homes with solar panelsLeidschendam-Voorburg: 20%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Essesteijn / Tuinen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

30%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyLeidschendam-Voorburg: 37%
24%in the top 20% nationallyLeidschendam-Voorburg: 24%
2.6%of residents live below the poverty lineLeidschendam-Voorburg: 3.3%
€243,000median household wealthLeidschendam-Voorburg: €153,000
72.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workLeidschendam-Voorburg: 70.0%
16.0%of workers are self-employedLeidschendam-Voorburg: 17.0%
0.9cars per householdLeidschendam-Voorburg: 0.8

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 29 crimes in Essesteijn / Tuinen in 2025, 53% more than in 2024. That is 27.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 52.3 across Leidschendam-Voorburg.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds6
Theft from vehicles5
Burglary of homes2
Vandalism and criminal damage2
Driving under the influence2
Threats1
Assault1
Other property crime1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Essesteijn / Tuinen, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.2 km
Large supermarket0.6 km
Day nursery0.6 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km19.2
Primary pupils living here90
Secondary pupils living here70
Business premises100
Residents per km²4,750
Land area22 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Leidschendam-Voorburg.

Essesteijn / WeidenEssesteijn / DrevenVoorburg Midden noordKleurenbuurtNieuw Essesteijn / ZijdezigtEssesteijn / GaardenEssesteijn district